# developing

Pronunciation: US say "di-VEL-uh-ping" /dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ/; UK

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of develop. — present participle and gerund of develop
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of develop. Use it after words like is or was, or to name the action itself.
   - _The studio is developing three new films at the same time._
   - _Developing renewable energy sources requires significant investment._

## Adjective

2. Describing a country in the process of becoming economically more mature, more advanced, and more industrialized.
   - Simple: Used for a country that is building more industry and growing into a stronger economy.
   - _Foreign investment often flows into developing economies that are seeking faster growth._
   - _The report compared health care across several developing nations._
3. Still in the process of growing, changing, or being formed into a more complete state.
   - Simple: Still growing or changing into a more complete form.
   - _The developing embryo undergoes rapid cell division in its first weeks._
   - _Forecasters tracked the developing storm as it gained strength over the ocean._

## Noun

4. The process by which something is gradually formed, advanced, or brought into being.
   - Simple: The way something grows, changes, or comes into being over time.
   - _Much of a good manager's job is the coaching and developing of the people who report to her._
   - _The researching and developing of a new vaccine can cost a drug company hundreds of millions of dollars._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/developing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).